Blue Ridge Bartram Trail Conservancy
History. Art. And the Great Outdoors.
We'll be back in Georgia this week to do storm cleanup. Expect a lot of tree cutting and clearing brush! Exact location is TBD but we'll be working from 9am to 3pm. Please bring work gloves, good boots, plenty of water, lunch, any meds you might need and esprit de corps. If you’re new to […]
The shorter hikes through town are behind us now and we're embarking on the strenuous 10.8 mile trip from Wayah Bald to Wallace Branch. This hike has high elevation, fantastic views, and may be a little chilly when we're getting started- just what we're looking for when hiking in the mountains. We're going to meet […]
This month we'll be hiking into one of the most remote areas of the Bartram Trail, through the estimable Nantahala National Forest between Wayah Bald and Nantahala Lake. There is a chance that Bartram himself stood atop of Wayah Bald when he described the "most elevated peak" of the Jore mountains. Of course, Lake Nantahala […]
Sneaking in on the last day of the month, we will be hiking from Appletree Campground to Beechertown. This is a 12.4 mile hike. We’ll plan on meeting at the Beechertown trailhead at 9am and figure out shuttling to Appletree to start off the day. This is a moderately strenuous hike, at least the climb […]
